RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Featuring nearly 1,100 lots, RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important historical material. Highlights are a four-page handwritten letter by Ludwig van Beethoven about a proposed composition, a significant pair of letters by the Wright Brothers about patents and contracts, a super rare book autographed by Stephen Hawking, a pristine Abbey Road Studios promo card signed by the Beatles in 1963, and a great signed photo of Bruce Lee as Kato. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in April 2022.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad Company (3) Stock Certificates443 - Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad Company (3) Stock Certificates
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Three stock certificates for shares in the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad Company, each one page, dated from 1877 to 1883. Known as the 'Skall...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jonas Salk Signed Photograph444 - Jonas Salk Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Salk in his laboratory, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black ballpoint, "With warm appreciation for...
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Security Aircraft Corporation Stock Certificate445 - Security Aircraft Corporation Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for 100 shares in the Security Aircraft Corporation, one page, 11.25 x 8, May 24, 1937. The certificate features a vignette of an al
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Selins Grove and North Branch Rail Road Co. Mortgage Bond446 - Selins Grove and North Branch Rail Road Co. Mortgage Bond
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Superb state of Pennsylvania $500 mortgage bond of The Selins Grove and North Branch Rail Road Co., issued on July 1, 1874, 17.5 x 24.25, signed at th
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Jacob J. Shubert Signed Stock Certificate447 - Jacob J. Shubert Signed Stock Certificate
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 12 x 8, June 10, 1957. Stock certificate for 100 shares in the United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., issued to Jacob J. S
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Samuel Shute Document Signed448 - Samuel Shute Document Signed
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Scarce partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 13.25, September 2, 1717. As governor of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England...
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Sierra Railway Company Bond449 - Sierra Railway Company Bond
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Appealing $1000 bond of the Sierra Railway Company of California issued September 15, 1904, 9.25 x 14.25, retaining 27 of the attached coupons. Forty
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South Mountain Railroad Co. Mortgage Bond450 - South Mountain Railroad Co. Mortgage Bond
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Desirable $1000 bond of the South Mountain Railroad Co. issued February 1, 1873, 17.75 x 24, with 48 coupons intact below. The handsome oversized bond
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Spain 1930 Treasury Gold Bond451 - Spain 1930 Treasury Gold Bond
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Attractive Spanish bond in the amount of 1000 pesetas issued in Madrid on January 1, 1930, 16 x 19.5, complete with 40 coupons on both sides, all canc
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The St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad Company Bond452 - The St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad Company Bond
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Gorgeous $1000 bond for the St. Louis, Alton and Springfield Railroad Company issued September 1, 1887, 25 x 15, with 58 interest coupons intact on th
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St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company Bond453 - St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company Bond
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Large $1000 bond of the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway Company issued August 1, 1879, 16 x 27, with 70 coupons below. First mortgage bond
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Henry M. Stanley Signed Check454 - Henry M. Stanley Signed Check
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Personal bank check belonging to noted lecture promoter James B. Pond, 8.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Pond, payable to Henry M. Stanley for $50
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Staten Island Midland Rail Road Company Mortgage Bond455 - Staten Island Midland Rail Road Company Mortgage Bond
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Uncommon $500 antique bond of the Staten Island Midland Railroad Company issued December 1, 1890, 19 x 24, complete with 60 attached bond coupons. A f
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Stevens Duryea, Inc. Automotive Stock Certificate456 - Stevens Duryea, Inc. Automotive Stock Certificate
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Stock certificate for four shares in Stevens-Dureya Inc., one page, 10.75 x 8.5, August 6, 1920. Issued to H. Y. Smith, the certificate is signed by t
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Strong & Green Cycle Mfg. Co. Stock Certificate457 - Strong & Green Cycle Mfg. Co. Stock Certificate
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Rare antique stock certificate issued to Charles T. Evans, Jr., for 10 shares of the Strong & Green Cycle Mfg. Co., one page, 10.25 x 8.25, May ...
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Stuyvesant Fish Signed Mortgage Bond458 - Stuyvesant Fish Signed Mortgage Bond
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Partly-printed DS, one page, 14.25 x 25.5, stamp-dated April 19, 1881. Second mortgage bond of the Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans Railroad Compan
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Charles Sumner Letter Signed459 - Charles Sumner Letter Signed
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LS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, January 4, 1872. Addressed from the Senate Chamber, a letter to Boston architect Theodore Voelkers, i
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Susquehanna Steam Lumber and Lath Mills and Lumber Drying Company Mortgage Bond460 - Susquehanna Steam Lumber and Lath Mills and Lumber Drying Company Mortgage Bond
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Noteworthy $500 antique mortgage bond of Susquehanna Steam Lumber and Lath Mills and Lumber Drying Company, issued March 1, 1867, 15 x 16.5, with nine
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Temperance: Francis Murphy Signed Photograph461 - Temperance: Francis Murphy Signed Photograph
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Uncommon 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Murphy by Davis Mahan of Pittsburgh, signed and inscribed on the mount in ink, "To Bro. William C. Moorland
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Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph462 - Margaret Thatcher Signed Photograph
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ronald Reagan visiting with his British counterpart, signed in black felt tip, "Margaret Thatcher." In fine c...
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